 Login to Skype for Business.  Open Outlook  Select the Calendar icon.  Click New Skype Meeting if you want to initiate a meeting

If you do not have New Skype Meeting on your Quick Access Toolbar, do the following:

 Right-click on any part of the gray area on the Quick Access Toolbar  Click on Click Customize Quick Access Toolbar…  Click on Add-ins (left hand side of screen)  Select the Skype Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Office 2016  Click the Go button  Place a checkmark in the box next to Skype Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Office 2016  Click the OK button.  You should now have New Skype Meeting on your Quick Access Toolbar.  Login to Skype for Business 2016.  Login to your online Northwest Email. o Northwest Email can be located here: https://www.nwmissouri.edu/login  Once logged into Northwest Email select the Calendar icon.  On the calendar page, click New Event and an Outlook alendar meeting window will open.  Click on Add online meeting (located typically next to Search for a room or location) o A dropdown menu will appear  Click on Skype Meeting

 Fill in the meeting title, location and the start and end times.  Choose the people to attend, add the agenda or other meeting information, and then select Send.

In your email Inbox, you’ll see a message asking you to join a Skype Meeting.

 Click on the link (or “Join Skype Meeting” icon) within your email that asks you to Join Skype Meeting.

 In the Skype for Business main window, select someone that you want to meet with from your Contacts list.  Right-click the selection, and then start either a Call > Skype Call or click Start a Video Call depending on your needs.  Click the People+ icon (typically located in the top right hand corner of the window) to add more people to the call

 Your contacts then receive a notification and can accept or decline your request.